It's just a matter of a few days and after four years, Team India's Australia tour will start again. This time a series of 5 test matches will be played between the two teams. Although every Australia tour of India is very special and important but this time it is more important because this time the career of some big players is at stake. Former captain and veteran batsman Virat Kohli, who scored runs in Australia, is at the top in this. Everyone will be keeping an eye on how Kohli performs in this series, but before that, a statement from Australia's legendary batsman Marnus Labuschagne has come out, where he is saying that Virat is no longer the same as before.

The failure of batsmen like Virat Kohli was a major reason for Team India's clean sweep in the recent Test series against New Zealand. Virat could score only 93 runs in this entire series. Overall, for the last 5 years, he has scored only 34-35 runs in Test cricket at an average and his average has also fallen from around 55 to below 48. In such a situation, Virat Kohli's ability is under question and with such poor form, he is going to Australia, where the challenge will be even more difficult.

Why did Labuschagne say – Virat is not like before

In such a situation, it would not be surprising if someone says that Virat is no longer the same as before. Still, what an Australian player might say just before the Test series may surprise you. Marnus Labuschagne has also said something similar about Kohli but there is a small twist here. Actually Labuschagne has said this not about Kohli's current form but about his attitude. Speaking face to face with Virat Kohli in a Star Sports video, Labuschagne said that the 2018 Test series is like a first memory for him.

Recalling that series, Labuschagne said that Virat Kohli was the captain then and was very aggressive, the series was also like that. After this the Australian batsman said that since that series he has not seen Virat like that and now Virat is not the same as before. Labuschagne called Virat an amazing player but said that for him the first memory of the Indian batsman will be that series in which there was aggression.

Will Australia again become a boon for Virat?

Virat Kohli, who is currently going through poor form, has always liked Australian grounds. After a bad series against England in 2014, he made a strong comeback by scoring 4 centuries in Australia. Similarly, he also played a brilliant innings against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup in 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. In Australia, Virat has scored 1352 runs in 25 innings at an average of 54, which includes 6 centuries. Now Virat and Team India will hope that his style is seen again in Australia. Also, if Virat shows his old aggressive style to Marnus Labuschagne, then his complaint will also go away.